which+way+

Which way is downtown

1. right, (someone, something) who/which is on the right-hand side, dexter. 2. right, the right-hand side. 3. pol. rightist, right-wing. 4. pol. right wing. -a bak! mil. Eyes right! - eliyle sol kulağını göstermek to do something the hard way. - elinin verdiğini sol elin görmesin. proverb After you´ve done something kind or philanthropic, don´t go around telling the world about it. -dan geri! mil. Right about face! - gözünü sol gözünden kıskanmak to be extremely jealous. -a kaymak to move toward a right-wing position, shift towards the right. - savunucu soccer right fullback, right back. -a sola 1. to the right and to the left. 2. hither and thither, in all directions. -a sola bakmadan 1. without considering the feelings of others, heedless of others, thoughtlessly, inconsiderately. 2. without dawdling, without wasting any time, directly. 3. without paying attention to what´s going on around one. -a sola bakmamak 1. not to consider the feelings of others, to behave inconsiderately. 2. not to dawdle. -da solda 1. on the right and on the left. 2. here and there, in one place and another. -dan soldan 1. from the right and from the left. 2. from here and there. -ına soluna bakmamak 1. not to look both ways (before crossing the street). 2. not to pay attention to what one is doing (or to where one is going), to be careless. -ını solunu bilmemek/şaşırmak to be very bewildered, not to know which way to go, not to know what to do. -ı solu (belli) olmamak (for someone) to be completely unpredictable. - tarafından kalkmak (for things) to be going well for one. - yap! Turn to the right! (said to someone driving a vehicle). -da yürek anat. dextrocardia.

",-yu 1. water. 2. juice. 3. sap. 4. body of water; stream; river; lake; sea. 5. broth; gravy. 6. temper (of steel). 7. embroidery running pattern. (...) -larında about, around: saat altı sularında around six o´clock. elli sularında about fifty years old. - almak 1. to leak, admit water. 2. (for a boat) to leak, take in water. -yunu almak /ın/ to drain the water from (cooked vegetables). - arkı irrigation ditch. -da balık satmak to make an empty promise. - basmak /ı/ for water to flood (a place). - baskını flood. -yun başı 1. source, spring, fountain. 2. place from which one gains the greatest profits or benefits. 3. person who holds the greatest authority and bears the greatest responsibility. -yu baştan/başından kesmek to tackle a problem at its root. - birikintisi puddle. -da boğulmak to be drowned. -ya boğulmak to be flooded with water. - bölümü çizgisi geog. watershed, water parting. -yu bulandırmak to throw a monkey wrench into something that´s going well. - cenderesi hydraulic press. - çarpmak /a/ to give (one´s face) a quick, splashy wash. - çekmek 1. to draw water (from a well or cistern). 2. to absorb water. -yunu çekmek 1. for the liquid in (something being cooked) to boil away. 2. (for money) to be spent, run out. -yu çekilmiş değirmene dönmek 1. (for a place) to become as silent as a tomb, become like a morgue. 2. to become completely useless. -dan çıkmış balığa dönmek to be in a daze, not to know what to do or which way to turn. - değirmeni water mill. - dökmek to urinate, pass water, make water. - dökünmek to take a quick bath (by dousing oneself with water). -ya düşmek 1. to fail, come to nothing. 2. to fall into the water. - etmek/yapmak (for a ship) to leak, take in water. -dan geçirmek /ı/ 1. to wash (laundry) quickly and carelessly. 2. to rinse (laundry). - gibi 1. like water. 2. easily, smoothly. 3. fluently. - gibi akmak 1. (for time) to pass very quickly. 2. /a/ (for money) to be made by (a person or place) in great quantities. - gibi aziz ol! Thank you very much indeed (for bringing me water to drink)! - gibi bilmek /ı/ to know (something) perfectly, have (something) down pat. - gibi ezberlemek /ı/ to memorize (something) perfectly. - gibi gitmek (for money) to be spent like water. - gibi okumak /ı/ to read quickly and faultlessly. - gibi terlemek to sweat heavily. -yuna/-yunca gitmek /ın/ not to go counter to (someone); not to cross (someone), to comply with (someone´s) wishes. -yu görmeden paçaları sıvamak to count one´s chickens before they´re hatched. - (yüzü) görmemiş very dirty (face, hands). -ya göstermek /ı/ to give (something) a quick wash. - götürmez indisputable. - götürür yeri olmamak /ın/ for there to be nothing more to be said about (a matter). -ya götürür, susuz getirir. colloq. He´s a master hoodwinker. - içene yılan bile dokunmaz. proverb It´s wrong to attack a person while he´s drinking water, even if he is one´s enemy. - içinde easily, at least. - içinde kalmak to sweat heavily, sweat buckets. - içmek gibi very easy, as easy as taking candy from a baby. - kaçırmak 1. to leak. 2. slang to annoy, bother, give someone a headache. - kaldırmak (for something being cooked) to absorb water. - kapmak (for a wound) to get infected, fester. -lar kararmak to get dark (in the evening). - katılmamış real, in every sense of the word, through and through. -yu kesilmiş değirmene dönmek (for a place) to get quiet, for all noise (in a place) to cease. - kesimi naut. draft line; water line. -yu kesiyor. It´s so blunt it won´t cut anything (said of a knife). - kesmek to become very watery; to ooze a lot of water or juice. - kireci hydraulic lime. - korkusu hydrophobia, morbid dread of water. - koyuvermek 1. (for something) to ooze a lot of water (while being cooked). 2. slang to become impudent, overstep the mark, spoil the fun by going too far. - küçüğün, söz/sofra büyüğün. proverb At mealtime the children should be the ones who get water

adv. to the four winds

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see which way the cat jumps, wait for the cat to jump

everywhere, every which way

to every direction, every which way

Which is the shortest way to the beach

"1. road; path; way; passage; course; route; channel; conduit. 2. rate of speed, speed (of a ship). 3. style; manner. 4. way of behaving. 5. method, system. 6. means, way; solution. 7. purpose, end (used in either the locative or the dative): Bu yolda çok emek harcadık. We´ve expended a lot of effort on this. Vatan yoluna savaştılar. They fought for the sake of the fatherland. 8. stripe (in cloth). 9. time: Bir yol bize geldi. He came to see us once. -unda 1. for the sake of. 2. in good order, going as it should, going well, fine. 3. in the style of, in the manner of. -uyla 1. by way of, via. 2. by means of, by, through. 3. in a suitable manner. - açmak /a/ to pave the way for. -unuz açık olsun! Have a good trip!/Bon voyage! - ağzı mouth of a road, junction. - almak to proceed, move forward. -u almak to reach the end of one´s journey. - aramak to look for a way (to solve a problem). - ayrımı fork in a road. - azığı food for a journey. -una bakmak/-unu beklemek /ın/ to await the arrival of, expect (someone who´s traveling a long way). - boyunca 1. throughout the journey; all the way: Yol boyunca durmadan konuştu. He talked incessantly all the way. 2. beside the road, along the road. -unu bulmak /ın/ to find the way to do (something), find the way to get (something) done. -a çıkarmak /ı/ to see (someone) off (on a journey). -a çıkmak to set off (on a journey). (aynı, bir) -a çıkmak (for one thing) to lead to the same result (as another). -dan çıkmak 1. (for a train) to be derailed; (for a car, etc.) to go off the road. 2. (for someone) to go astray, depart from the straight and narrow. -una çıkmak /ın/ 1. to meet (someone, something) by chance. 2. to go to meet (a traveler). -a düşmek to set off (on a journey). -lara düşmek to go out and wander far and near/wide (in search of someone, something). -u düşmek 1. /a/ to happen on, chance on, happen to pass (a place). 2. /ın/ (for the right moment for something) to be at hand. (...) -una düşmek to set out for (a place). -a düzülmek to set off (on a journey). - erkân the right way to do (something). - erkân bilmek to know how to behave properly. - etmek /ı/ to go to (a place) very often. -a gelmek to come round (to another´s point of view); to see reason; to straighten up and do as one is supposed to do. -a getirmek /ı/ to bring (someone) round (to another´s point of view); to make (someone) see reason; to make (someone) straighten up and do as he is supposed to do. -una girmek (for something) to begin to go well. -a gitmek to set off (on a journey). - görünmek /a/ to sense that the time has come for (one) to pack up one´s traps and leave. - göstermek /a/ 1. to show (someone) how to get to a place. 2. to show (someone) how to solve something. 3. to guide (someone). - halısı runner (rug used to carpet a hall or staircase). - harcı travel allowance. - iz bilmek to know how to behave oneself properly. -dan/-undan kalmak to be prevented from setting out on a journey. -larda kalmak to be delayed on the road. -u kapamak to block the road. -unu kaybetmek to lose one´s way. - kesmek naut. to slow down, reduce speed. -unu kesmek /ın/ 1. to stop, waylay (someone). 2. to waylay (someone) (in order to rob him). -una koymak /ı/ to set/put (a matter) to rights. -a koyulmak to set off (on a journey). - parası 1. travel allowance. 2. road tax, tax which goes towards the upkeep of roads. -a revan olmak to set off (on a journey). -unu sapıtmak (for someone) to go astray, depart from the straight and narrow. - sormakla bulunur. proverb You learn how to do something properly by asking those who know how to do it. -unu şaşırmak 1. to take a/the wrong turning, be on the wrong road. 2. not to know which road to take. 3. to go astray, depart from the straight and narrow. - tepmek to walk a long way. (...) - tutmak to begin to live in (a certain) way; to live in (a certain) way. -u tutmak (for police, etc.) to take control of a road; to blockade a ro

1. fruitful, bounteous. 2. fertile, productive, fructuous. 3. (food) a little of which goes a long way, a little of which can be made to go a long way, a small amount of which will make a dish that will feed many people. 4. (money) which brings satisfaction to its possessor. - olsun! May it be plentiful! (said to a person who is working in the fields or eating).

1. unfruitful, marked by scarcity. 2. infertile, infructuous. 3. (food) a little of which does not go a long way, a little of which can not be made to go a long way, a small amount of which does not make a dish that will feed many people. 4. (money) which does not bring satisfaction to its possessor.

"1. becoming untied, unfastened, undone, unraveled, or disentangled; way of being untied, unfastened, undone, unraveled, or disentangled. 2. becoming solved; way of being solved. 3. beginning to thaw; way of beginning to thaw. 4. disintegration, dissolution; way of disintegration or dissolution. 5. mil. disengagement, withdrawal from the field of battle; way in which a disengagement is carried out. 6. mus. resolution; way of resolving music. 7. fiction denouement; resolution."

"1. arrangement, setting up, setup; organizing; planning; contriving, contrivance; the manner in which something is arranged, set up, organized, planned, or contrived. 2. mil. disposition (of troops, artillery, etc.). 3. print. typesetting, setting (a page) in type. 4. way, manner: İşi bu tertip üzere hallettik. We solved the matter in this way. 5. fin. issue (all the bonds issued at one particular time). 6. group (of medicines which are taken together as a treatment for an illness). 7. arrangement (of words, phrases, or clauses) (in a sentence). - etmek /ı/ 1. to arrange, set up; to organize; to plan; to contrive. 2. mil. to dispose (troops, artillery, etc.). 3. print. to typeset, set (a page) in type."

1. (matter, problem) which has (a specified number of) sides or aspects: çok yönlü bir soru a many-sided question. 2. math. directed (line segment, vector). 3. (road) on which traffic may proceed in (one or two) directions: tek yönlü sokak a one-way street. iki yönlü sokak a two-way street. 4. (someone) who has (many) abilities or talents. çok yönlü bir adam a man of parts.

"1. death. 2. way of death, manner of dying. - Allahın emri. 1. God made man mortal. 2. I am not afraid of death (said after one has decided to run a great risk). -e bağlı tasarruflar law dispositions or arrangements which can only be carried out after someone has died. -le burun buruna gelmek to have a close brush with death. - cezası law the death penalty. -e çare bulunmaz. proverb There is no way to avoid death. - dirim dünyası this world. - döşeği deathbed. -ü göze almak to be willing to risk one´s life. - kalım/dirim meselesi a matter of life or death; matter upon which the fate of everything or everyone hinges. - öncesi antemortem. - sessizliği deathly silence. - sıklığı death rate. -üne susamak to court death, gamble with one´s life."

"1. sole (of a foot or shoe). 2. floor. 3. base; pedestal; foundation. 4. floor (of a valley, river, lake, sea); bed (of a road). 5. flat top (of a hill, mountain, etc.). 6. econ. floor, lower limit or base. 7. math. base, base plane, base line. 8. iron of good quality. 9. prov. roller (used to smooth the surface of a field). - basma a wrestling hold in which a wrestler plants one foot on his opponent´s stomach and twists his opponent´s chin and shoulder. - boya undercoat (of paint). - dağ flat-topped mountain, table mountain. - fiyat/fiyatı the minimum price (set by the state for an agricultural commodity). - halısı large rug (for a room, as opposed to a corridor or flight of stairs). - inciri fig that has been flattened and then dried. -ları kaldırmak colloq. to run fast, run like anything; to run away, make tracks. - kirişi common joist, floor joist. -a kuvvet! colloq. We´ve no choice but to hoof it! -a kuvvet used to indicate walking or running: Oraya tabana kuvvet gittim. I footed it over there. Tabana kuvvet kaçtık. We took to our heels. - patlatmak to walk, hoof it (a long way). - tabana zıt 1. /a/ diametrically opposite (to), antipodal (to). 2. completely dissimilar, totally unlike, very different, antipodal. 3. complete opposite. - tahtası (a) floorboard. - tepmek to walk, hoof it (a long way). -ları yağlamak 1. to get ready to hoof it a long way. 2. to run fast, run like anything; to make tracks, beat it."

,-lü 1. method, system, procedure, way. 2. mus. rhythmic pattern, rule which regulates the metric structure of a composition. -ü dairesinde properly, in the proper way. -üne göre in a proper fashion, properly. - hukuku law of procedure. - tutmak classical Turkish mus. to beat time. - ve adap proper way, proper procedure.

"two. -dir for the second time. -miz the two of us. -miz de both of us. -si the two (of them). -si de both (of them). - ahbap çavuşlar colloq. inseparable friends, great pals. -si arası 1. neither one nor the other, a combination of the two. 2. (someone, something) who/which is a mixture of the two. - arada bir derede somehow or other. - arada bir derede kalmak to be in a tight situation. - arada kalmak to be at a loss as to whom to believe; not to know whom to support. - ateş arasında kalmak to be caught between two fires. - atomlu chem. diatomic. - ayağını bir pabuca sokmak/koymak /ın/ to pressure (someone), put pressure on (someone) (to finish something immediately). - baştan olmak (for something) to be possible only if both sides are in agreement about it. -de bir/birde very frequently, all the time, constantly, continually, every whipstitch. -si bir kapıya çıkar. colloq. They both amount to the same thing. -si bir kazanda kaynamamak not to get along together. -sini bir kazana koysalar kaynamazlar. colloq. It´s impossible for them to get along with each other. - boyutlu two-dimensional. - buçukluk (a) two-and-a-half lira coin. - büklüm bent double, very stooped. - cambaz bir ipte oynamaz. proverb If two cheats try to work together, they end up cheating each other. - cami arasında kalmış beynamaz/binamaz (someone) who doesn´t know which alternative to choose, (someone) who doesn´t know which of two choices to make. - cihanda in this world and the next. - çıplak bir hamama yakışır. proverb Don´t think about marrying if you haven´t got a penny to your name. - çift laf/söz a word or two, a few words. - çifte kayık/- çifteli rowboat with two pairs of oars. - değerlikli chem. bivalent (element). - dinle (bin işit) bir söyle. proverb Listen before you talk. - dirhem bir çekirdek dressed up fit to kill, dressed up to the nines, all dolled up. - dünya this world and the world to come. - eli böğründe kalmak to be at a loss as to what to do; to feel helpless. - eli (kızıl) kanda olsa no matter what he´s/she´s doing, no matter what, no matter how tied up he/she is. - eli şakaklarında düşünmek to brood, be deep in thought. - eli yakasında olmak /ın/ to intend to settle accounts (with another) on Judgment Day. - elim yanıma gelecek. colloq. I swear I´m telling the truth!/Cross my heart! - evli bigamous. - geçeli in two rows facing each other. - gönül bir olursa/olunca samanlık seyran olur. proverb If two people are really in love they can make do with a bare minimum of worldly goods. - gözüm my dear; my dear friend; my dear lady; my dear fellow. - gözle görme/- göze değgin görme binocular vision. - gözü iki çeşme crying one´s eyes out, crying one´s heart out. - gözüm kör olsun! I swear to God! - gözüm önüme aksın! I swear to God! - günde bir every other day. - hörgüçlü deve Bactrian camel, two-humped camel. - karpuz bir koltuğa sığmaz. proverb You can´t do two things at once. - kat 1. doubled, folded. 2. bent double, very stooped. - katı /ın/ double the amount of. - katlı 1. two-storied. 2. two-layered. - kat olmak to be bent double, become very stooped. - kere twice. - kere iki dört eder gibi as sure as two and two is four. - misli twofold, twice as much. - namlulu double-barreled. - nokta colon (punctuation mark). -si ortası/-sinin ortası 1. (someone, something) which is a blend of the two. 2. a blend of the two. 3. middle ground, middle of the road; middle way, middle path. - paralık etmek /ı/ to ruin (someone´s) reputation, discredit (someone) thoroughly. - paralık olmak (for someone´s reputation) to be ruined, (for someone) to be thoroughly discredited. - rahmetten biri. colloq. If he can´t get well I hope death will put an end to his sufferings. - satır konuşmak/dertleşmek to have a brief chat. - seksen uzanmak slang 1. to be tickled pink. 2. to be flattened (by a fisticuff). 3. to loll. - sözü/lafı/lakırdıyı bir araya getirememek to be unable to express ones

",-ir 1. to come. 2. /a/ to come to. 3. /dan/ to come from. 4. /a/ to come into; to come in. 5. /la/ to come with, accompany. 6. /a/ to come back (to), return (to). 7. /a/ to come to visit. 8. /a/ to hit, come to. 9. /a/ to come to, reach, arrive at (a stage of activity). 10. /dan/ to survive from, come from; /a/ to last till. 11. /dan/ to come from, originate in, spring from. 12. /a/ (for time) to be about, get to be. 13. /a/ to come up to, come to, reach. 14. to weigh about, be about, come to. 15. /dan/ to come from, result from. 16. /dan/ to come out of, result from. 17. /dan/ to be derived from, come from. 18. /a/ to tolerate, put up with. 19. /a/ to acknowledge the truth of (something) at last. 20. /a/ to be (good, bad, etc.) for, affect (someone) (in a certain way). 21. /dan/ to receive from, get from, gain from. 22. /a/ to have, be afflicted with. 23. /a/ to be, lie (in a certain direction). 24. /a/ to appear to be, seem to be. 25. /a/ to be proper, be appropriate. 26. /a, la/ to come with, begin with, start with. 27. /a/ to cost (a certain amount). 28. (for time) to come. 29. auxiliary verb to feel like (doing something); to feel, get: uykusu gelmek to feel sleepy. 30. an auxiliary verb which denotes continuous action when suffixed to a gerund: alışageldiğimiz which we are accustomed to. yapılagelen which is always being done. 31. auxiliary verb to pretend not to: duymazlıktan gelmek to pretend not to hear. 32. to be unable to resist (doing something), not to be able to help (doing something): İçtikçe içeceğim geliyor. The more I drink, the more I want to drink. 33. to be, come in: birinci gelmek to be the first. Gel.... 1. Come now: Gel, bu işten vazgeçelim. Come now, let´s leave this. 2. (followed by a negative imperative) if you can help it: Gel, şimdi kızma! How can I help but be angry! Gelelim.... /a/ Let us turn to (another subject). gelince /a/ 1. as for...: Bana gelince, ben bugün kitap okumak istiyorum. As for me, I want to read a book today. 2. when it comes to...: Herkese karşı çok cömerttir ama karısına gelince on para vermez. He is very generous to everybody but when it comes to his wife he doesn´t give her a cent. gelsin... (gelsin..., gitsin....) (followed by a noun) describes lavishness or an easy, leisurely manner: Gelsin çaylar, (gitsin) kahveler, hiç çalıştığı yok. He kills time all day sipping tea and coffee and never working. gelip çatmak/dayanmak (for time) to come round at last, be finally at hand. gelip geçici transient, passing. gelip geçmek 1. to pass by. 2. to pass through, come and go. gelmiş geçmiş of all who have come and gone, of all those who have been; of all (the things) that have happened so far; of all times, of all periods. gelip gitmek /a/ to come and go, frequent. Gel keyfim gel. colloq. How sweet it is!/It´s great to be alive! Geleceği varsa, göreceği de var. colloq. He´ll regret it if he does! (said as a threat). gel zaman git zaman a long time afterwards."

"1. the front, the area or part which lies to the front: Trenin ilerisini göremiyoruz. We can´t see the front section of the train. 2. the next part (of a road, a course, a job): İlerimizde deniz vardı. In front of us lay the sea. Yolun ilerisi çok virajlı. The next part of the road is full of curves. Bu işin ilerisi pek kolay olmaz. The next part of this job won´t be very easy. 3. the future, the time yet to come; the time which lies just ahead: İlerimiz kış. Winter is just around the corner. İleriyi hiç düşünmedin mi? Haven´t you ever thought about the future? 4. mil. advance, forward, situated near the front: ileri komuta yeri advance command post. 5. fast (clock, watch, etc.): Saatim iki dakika ileri. My watch is two minutes fast. 6. /dan/ ahead of, before, (something) which precedes: Tacimah bizden ileri sınıflardan birindeydi. Tacimah was in one of the classes ahead of us. 7. advanced; beyond the elementary stage; ahead of others. 8. advanced (age, years): Hoşkadem oldukça ileri bir yaşta aşka düştü. Hoşkadem fell in love at a rather advanced age. 9. Forward!/Onward! 10. forward, forwards, to the front; out in front; onward, onwards. -si 1. the future. 2. the farther part. 3. the rest, what is still to come. - almak /ı/ 1. to move (something) forward, move (something) towards the front. 2. to promote (someone). 3. to set or put (a clock, watch) forward. - atılmak to spring forward; to rush forward. -den beri for a long time now. - çıkmak to come forward. - evre advanced stage. - geçmek 1. to go forward, go to the front. 2. to be promoted. - gelenler important people, prominent people, notables, worthies, bigwigs. - gelmek /dan/ to be caused by, result from, be due to. -sini gerisini düşünmemek/hesaplamamak/saymamak /ın/ not to give a thought to the consequences of (something). - geri konuşmak/laflar etmek/söylemek to speak in an offhanded and tactless way, talk offhandedly and tactlessly. - gitmek 1. to advance, progress. 2. to go too far, go beyond the bounds of what is considered acceptable. 3. (for a clock or watch) to gain time, be fast. -sine gitmek /ın/ 1. to consider (something) in depth, go into (something) in detail. 2. to see (something) through. -yi görmek to foresee the future. - görüş foresight, prescience. - görüşlü foresighted, foresightful, farsighted, prescient (person). - götürmek /ı/ to take (something) too far, carry (something) too far. - hat mil. front line. - karakol mil. outpost; outlying picket. - marş! mil. Forward, march! - sürmek /ı/ 1. to drive (someone, something) forward. 2. to put forward, set forth (an idea). - varmak to go too far, go beyond the bounds of what is considered acceptable."